James Nicoll Quotes
(James) White seems from all reports to have been a very pleasant fellow but he did have one huge blind spot, which is that he was as sexist as a giant ball of sexists wrapped in a dense layer of yet more sexists.
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My mother has been a wonderful model for the professional woman - a loving mother dedicated to both her family and her work. She inspired me, made me proud, and developed in me an enormous respect for women in general.
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For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
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Telling people not to have children is unthinkable and inhumane.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember.
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What I didn't want to do is get into a ratings race with television because really, for them, it matters. For me, it doesn't.
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We have such a loyal following in London that we decided to open a shop, and I find Albemarle Street extremely charming and special.
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I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.
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When I'm training a dog, I develop a relationship with that dog. He's my buddy, and I want to make training fun.
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I do think 'All Is by My Side' is the type of film I'm the most happiest.
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I embrace the idea that I'm an entertainer.
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When the modern movement began, starting perhaps with the paintings of Manet and the poetry of Baudelaire and Rimbaud, what distinguished the modern movement was the enormous honesty that writers, painters and playwrights displayed about themselves. The bourgeois novel flinches from such notions.
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I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes you, it completely clears the head. But to sort things out I also like to walk.
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BP had a lease to drill. They did not have a lease to pollute the Gulf of Mexico. They did not have a lease to blow oil into the environment. They did not have a lease to disperse the oil and try to hide the body. They don't have a lease to clean up.
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I want to challenge myself to see where my limit is and experiment with a lot of different films. A lot of artists from Asia focus too much on their Asian background. I don't want to let go of my background, but to be a success in the U.S., which is my goal, I realize I need to surround myself with American filmmakers and producers.
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Now if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms comes to disarm you and they are bearing arms, resist them with arms. Go for a head shot; they're going to be wearing bulletproof vests. … They've got a big target on there, ATF. Don't shoot at that, because they've got a vest on underneath that. Head shots, head shots.... Kill the sons of bitches.
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Guyal reined his horse and reflected that flowers were rarely cherished by persons of hostile disposition.
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It won't be covered in the book. The source code has to be useful for something, after all...
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We have substantially improved our position in Japan which now represents a major part of our business.
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It was a good chance for us to play for people who would never have heard us otherwise.
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I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing.
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I advise my daughters to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize, but worrying too much about the way you look will age you.
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(James) White seems from all reports to have been a very pleasant fellow but he did have one huge blind spot, which is that he was as sexist as a giant ball of sexists wrapped in a dense layer of yet more sexists.
